Overview
Patient Family Education Coordinator Jobs in Aurora, CO at Children’s Hospital Colorado
Why Work at Children’s….
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Children’s Hospital Colorado has defined and delivered pediatric healthcare excellence for more than 100 years.
Here, the nation’s brightest nurses, physicians, scientists, researchers, therapists, and care providers are creating the future of child health. With an optimist’s outlook, a trailblazing spirit, and a celebrated history, we’re making new strides every day.
We’ve been Magnet-designated four times by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and are consistently recognized among the best of the best pediatric hospitals with #1 rankings in Colorado and the region by U.S. News & World Report.
As a national leader in pediatric care, we serve children and families from all over the nation. Our System of Care includes four pediatric hospitals, 11 specialty care centers, 1,300+ outreach clinics and more than 10,000 healthcare professionals representing the full spectrum of pediatric care specialties.
Here, we know it takes all of us, every role, to deliver the best possible care to each child and family we treat.
That’s why we build our teams toward a foundation of equity in access, advancement, and opportunity. We know teams of individuals with different identities and backgrounds can nurture creativity and innovation. We know we can see, treat, and heal children better when our team reflects the diversity of our patient population. We strive to attract and retain diverse talent because we know a truly inclusive and equitable workforce will help us one day realize our most basic calling: to heal every child who comes through our doors.
A career at Children’s Colorado will challenge you, inspire you, and motivate you to make a difference in the life of a child. Here, it’s different.
Job Overview
The Patient and Family Education Coordinator is a Registered Nurse (RN) working on the Health Literacy team or assigned departmental team(s). The Patient and Family Education Coordinator serves as a clinical expert on patient and family education across the Children’s Hospital Colorado system of care and/or within assigned area.
Additional Information
Department Name: NICU
Job Status: .6 Part-time
Shift:
Qualifications
Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
Experience: 3 years of clinical pediatric experience or previous educator experience.
Certification(s): BLS/CPR from the American Heart Association. Achievement and maintenance of an American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or Magnet approved certification.
Licensure(s): Current Colorado RN License
***This position may require a BLS certification from the American Heart Association. Click on the following link and enter your zip code to find an appropriate class near you. Please note BLS (CPR cards) from organizations other than American Heart Association, even if it says it is AHA approved, will not be accepted.***
http://ahainstructornetwork.americanheart.org/AHAECC/classConnector.jsp?pid=ahaecc.classconnector.home
Responsibilities
POPULATION SPECIFIC CARE
Neonate – <30 days Infancy - >30 days to 1yr
Toddlers – >1yr to 3yrs
Pre-Schoolers – >3yrs to 5yrs
School age – >5yrs to 13yrs
Adolescent – >13yrs to 18yrs
Adult – >18yrs to 65yrs
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all of the following essential functions. These examples do not include all of the functions which the employee may be expected to perform.
Collaborates with patients or caregivers and interdisciplinary teams to develop, provide, and evaluate patient or caregiver education based on individual learning needs and barriers.
Utilizes clinical expertise and health literacy best practices to provide recommendations on patient education resources. Collaborates with patients, caregivers, and other care team members across the continuum of care with quality improvement and research activities, impacting care in designated program.
Coordinates Family Learning Center or departmental programming by: updating class curricula and teaching materials based on policy updates and health literacy best practices; orienting and supporting other RNs to teach the classes; supporting scheduling of patients or caregivers for classes; providing direct patient or caregiver education.
Utilizes policies, procedures, and clinical care guidelines to provide patient or caregiver education that improves patient outcomes.
Optimizes and maintains specialty related tools and resources to meet the needs identified by interdisciplinary teams.
Facilitates inter-departmental communication through their role as a liaison on house-wide committees and in collaboration with colleagues on other units.
Develops and delivers presentations and other material for use during program-related events and meetings. Provides training and support to staff in providing standardized education and documentation.
Develops relationships with other pediatric organizations sharing similar programming, to collaborate and share data that supports improved patient outcomes. Participates in professional organizations focused on health literacy, population health and/or assigned practice area.
Maintains data systems to track interventions and outcomes related to patient or caregiver education.
Other Information
Guidelines: Guidelines are generally numerous, well established, and directly applicable to the work assignment. Work assignment and desired results are explained by general oral or written instructions.
Complexity: Duties assigned are generally repetitive and restricted in scope but may be of substantial intricacy. Employee primarily applies standardized practices.
Decision Making: Decisions or recommendations on non-standardized situations are limited to relating organizational policies to specific cases. Brings non routine issues to supervisor. Problems that are not covered by guidelines or are without precedent are taken up with the supervisor.
Communications: Contacts with the public or employees where explanatory or interpretive information is exchanged, gathered, or presented and some degree of discretion and judgment are required within the parameters of the job function.
Supervision Received: Under normal supervision, within a standardized work situation, the employee performs duties common to the line of work without close supervision or detailed instruction. Work product is subject to continual review.
Physical Requirements
Ability to Perform Essential Functions of the Job
Equal Employment Opportunity
It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information.
The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained.
Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.
Salary Information
Annual Salary Range (Based on 40 hours worked per week): $75,957.07 to $113,935.61
Hourly Salary Range: $36.52 to $54.78
Benefits Information
Here, you matter. As a Children’s Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.
As part of our Total Rewards package, Children’s Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.
Children’s Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.
Title: Patient Family Education Coordinator
Company: Children’s Hospital Colorado
Location: Aurora, CO
